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Top New York Cyber Official: U.S. ‘Falling Behind’ – and Adversaries Aren’t Waiting

From a top state official, a hope that 'tumult' at the federal level won't hurt U.S. cyber defenses

Top New York Cyber Official: U.S. ‘Falling Behind’ – and Adversaries Aren’t Waiting

NEW YORK - Digital boards in Times Square during the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to U.S. technology company Microsoft. Some digital billboards displayed a blue screen and some screens went completely black as result of the outage on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – As the U.S. government considers restructuring and staff reductions to its cybersecurity departments, officials at the state level are watching closely – and hoping that the federal cuts and changes don’t damage their ability to deal with an unprecedented level of threats. 

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